PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 79, 30 September 1914, Page 2

PERSONAL MATTERS

—^ — ♦ Mr. J. H. Gunßon, Chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, is at present in Wellington. Sir \Villiam Vestey, head of the Blue Star Line, and managing director of the Union Cold Storage Company, Ltd., arrived in Wellington yesterday from London, via Sydney. The Rev. Dr. Sheldon, of the United States, author and lecturer, who has come to New Zealand to assist in the No-hcehse campaign, returned to Wellington from the South this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rawson, who ( went to Europe some months ago, have arrived at Fremantle on their return journey to Wellington, and will reach Wellington in aoout a fortnight's time. Mr. Frank Wright, representative for Celebrities Direction, arrived yesterday by the Moeraki to make arrangements for a lecturing tour of the Dominion of j the famous explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. Sir John Findlay' has been advised by cable that his eldest son (Mr. J. Wilfred Findlay), who has for some time past been connected with a large firm in Jxmidon associated with Lloyd's, has joined Kitchener's Army. Mr A. Davis, chief officer on the s.s. ' Arahura, who has been appointed to the position of pilot at Wellington, was the recipient of a presentation at Ptcton on Saturday evening from the members of the local Waterside Workers' Union. The death of Mr. Richard James Coulson removes a familiar figure from the staff of the Royal Oak Hotel. The deceased, who was a native of Liverpool and 45 years of age, had occupied the position, of bookkeeper at the hotel for the past twenty years. A few days ago he complained of a sore throat and was obliged to take to his bed. His heart became affected and death followed. Ho was unmarried. Mr. R. H. Hooner, formerly of tho Agricultural Department, who, on account of his ihtimate knowledge of the French language, had been selected to accompany Mr. W. R. Morris, Secretary of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department, to the Postal Conference to Madrid, arrived In Wellington, from Sydney bj< the Moeraki yesterday. Mr. Hooper was with Mr. Mom* when the war broke out and the conference was abandoned. At the annual meeting of tho Wellington. Racing Club last evening Sir George Clifford, president of the New Zealand Racing Conference, was elected & hfe member, on the motion of tho president (Mr. J. B. Harcourt), who referred to the valuable services Sir George had ren* dered to the sport of lacing in New Zealand, and the prominent position he occupied. Mr. 0. S.^ Watkins, who seconded the motion, referred to the fact that Sir George had been elected a member of the English Jockey Club, which was the most exclusive lacing body in the world. The motion was carried amid applause. The funeral of the late Mr. William Angus, who for nine years preceding his death was North Island representative for Messrs. Smith and Smith, Ltd., took place yesterday. The Rev. J. Gibson Smith conducted the service at the graveside at Karori. The chief mourners were Mr. Leslie Angus (soli) and Mr. H. Morrison (cousin). Among those present were Mr. M. J. Brookes, manager of the Dresden Piano Company, Ltd.. Mr. William Smith, managing director of Smith and Smith, Ltd., and many of the staff of the latter company. Some of the deceased's fellow- workers acted as pall-bearers. Wreaths were sent by the late Sir. i Angus's principals and their employees, and by people in all the foul' chief centres of the Dominion In recording the death of Mrs. Hetnpton (widow of the late Captain Hempton) the Taranaki Herald says that she was born in the yeaa- 1826 at Buncraaa, by the shore of Loch Swilly, County Donegal. With her husband she arrived at Wellington in December, 1854, by the ship Puddgy Dawson, and reached New Plymouth a fortnight later in the Matilda (Captain Swan), having been attracted to these shores by the reading of Charles Hursthouse's book entitled "Account of the Settlement of New Plymouth, in New Zealand, during a five years' residence, 1849." Mrs. Hempton was amongst the number sent to Nelson as refugees in 1860. Three sons predeceased her (including Mr. J. H. Hemp ton, the one-time champion sprinter, who was fatally injured in a. motor accident a few weeks ago), and she leaves three daughters (Annie, Alice, and Mrs. Newman), one son (Arthur), and five grandchildren to mourn their loss.